Hose supporter button and base plate



Nov. 12, 1935.

|. R. VERSOY HOSE SUPPORTER BUTTON AND BASE PLATE Filed May 20, 1956 Patented Nov. 12, R535 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE HOSE SUPPORTER BUTTON AND BASE PLATE Application May 20, 1935, Serial No. 22,293

4 Claims.

This invention relates to grips for hose supporters or the like, and more particularly to the construction of the base plate upon which is supported the usual button which cooperates with a metallic loop to grip the stocking so as to secure it to the supporter.

It has been more or less common practice in hose supporter grips of this character to provide a baseplate to-support the button, the latter being secured tothe base plate by any suitable means such as by a rivet passing through the button and the plate. This plate is ordinarily formed of sheet metal and is substantially flat, all parts thereof lying in the same plane. In the usual method of securing the stocking, the latter is passed over the button and therefore lies above the base plate. As this member is fiat, the edges do not conform to the leg of the wearer but project outwardly to some extent from the surrounding parts of the leg and the stocking is thus drawn tightly over the relatively sharp edges of the plate. This results in damage to the stocking such as the production of a tear or run.

One object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages referred to above and to provide a hose supporter grip having a base plate which will closely conform to the leg of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a base plate for supporting a hose supporter button so arranged that the side edges of the plate will extend in a generally downward direction so as not to cut into or damage the stocking lying above the plate. More particularly the invention resides in the provision of a base plate of convex shape along its transverse dimension, with the convex side of the plate facing upwardly or toward the hose supporter button, so that the edges of the plate will not project in a lateral direction to cut into the stocking of the wearer.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combination of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a hose supporter provided with my improvements;

Fig. 2 is an end elevational View looking in the direction of the arrow 2 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of the hose supporter button and supporting plate;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a sectilmal view on line 5-5 of Fig, 3,

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, I have shown a. hose supporter comprising the usual elastic webbing ID to the lower end of which is attached an upper loop It to which is secured a lower loop [2, usually made 5 of metal. As is the usual custom, and as shown in the present drawing, this lower loop is provided with a reduced portion l3 at its lower end designed to receive'the shank [4 of a button having an enlarged top [5. While the widthofthe lower portion I3 of the metal loop llwill slidably receive the shank M of the button, the head I5 is too large to be drawn through this portion ofthe loop.

The button maybeformed in any desired man- 16 ner and of any desired material, but preferably both the'headl5-and shank l4- may be-madeof rubber or some soft material, and secured by means of a rivet Hi to abase plate designated generally-bythe numeral [7. 20

This base plate is preferably formed of sheet metal and is provided with-upper and lower slots l8 and I9; Uponits sides or lateral edges the metal may be-recessed or cut out, as shown at 20, so that the portions of the plateat the ends of the slots I8 and I9 appear more or less as projecting corners. i

The base'plate and button are usually secured to theloop H by means of a piece of fabric 21 which is looped about a portion of the part II and having one end passed below the plate I! and turned upwardly about the lower end of the plate and threaded through the slot I9. This end of the fabric is then brought upwardly below the button and below the central part of the base plate to which the button is secured, and brought out through the upper slot l8, where the ends of the fabric 2| are joined, such as by stitching, asshown at 22. It will be apparent that the fabric portion 2| when threaded in this manner lies below the metal base plate I1.

In the usual form the metal base plate is of substantially plane shape, and it will be apparent that whether or not the cut-out or recessed portions 20 are provided, the lateral edges or corners of this plate will, when the supporter is worn, stand in a position more or less raised from the wearers body. That is, if the central portion of the plate below the button I5 is rested upon the leg, the side edges of the plate will project laterally and not lie closely against the leg of the wearer. By the side edges of the plate I refer, of course, to those edges which extend longitudinally with respect to the length of the hose supported web I0. 56

I have found, however, that if the hose supporter plate is made of convex form in a transverse direction, that is, curved from the lefthand side to the right-hand side, as shownin Fig. l, the side edges of the base will lie closely against the leg of the wearer. The button is secured upon the convex side of the plate so that the concave side thereof is toward the wearers body, or downwardly facing with respect to the upper or outer.

face of the hose supporter. As will be seen from Fig. 5, the base plate I! is substantially straight in central longitudinalcross section. This is substantially the highest point of the plate, the latter being of arcuate shape in transverse cross-section, and in transverse elevation, as shown, for example, in Fig.3. a

When the plate is of this shape it is sulficiently round along its transverse dimension to conform to the rounding of the wearers leg and lie closely ,flat, the sidesof the loop will contact therewith,

and as the-base plate holds the stocking'in an outwand'p osition, it is sometimes difiioult to slip the loop over the button unless the shank I4 is rela tively long, In the present invention, when the side edges of the plate curve downwardly this will permit the side portions of the loop I2 to assume a lower position and permit an easy positioning of the button in the loop. The shank M can, therefore, be made shorter than the usual shank. This is quite advantageous in that the button does not project outwardly as far as with a longer shank, so as to make an undesirable protuberance in theclothing of the user, in addition, of course, to providing for an easier securing of the stocking, as heretofore explained.

' It will also be noted that as the fabric M is brought upwardly around the lower edge of the slot I8, this rounded edge of the loop will, when the shank is short, form a stop to prevent the loop l2 moving downwardly with respect to the button, as shown in Fig. 1, and thus becoming unfastened. The lower portion l3 of the loop may, therefore, be made with substantially parallel sides instead '5 of being provided with a narrower throat, as is sometimes done to prevent the button slipping upwardly in the loop. This'provision of parallel sides upon the loop portion [3 also provides for an easier securing of the grip to the stocking. 10

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not. to be limited .to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within'the spirit of. the invention and 15 within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: 7

1. In an attaching. means for hose supporters or the like having a loop and a suitably supported 7 button designed to be engaged with the loop, a 20 base plate upon which the button is mounted,

said base plate having its side edges turned down Wardly away from the button.

2. In an attaching meansfor hose supporters or the like having a loop and a suitably supported 25 button designedtobe engaged with the loop/a base plate upon which the button is inounted, said base plate being convexly curved transversely of the loop whereby its side edges areat a lower level with respect tothef button than its central 30 I portion.

3..In an attaching means for hose supporters or the like having a loop and a suitably supported button designed to be engaged with the loop, .a

base plate upon which the button is mounted, '35,

said base plate beingjof arcuate shape in transverse cross section and said button being mounted on the convex side of the plate.

4. In an attaching means forhose supporters or the like having a loop and a suitably supported 40 button designed to be engaged with the loop, a base plate upon which the button is mounted, said base plate being formed'of'relatively thin sheet metal and being of concavo-convex shape transversely of the longitudinal dimension of the hose supported, and said button being mounted upon the convex side of the plate. 7

IRVING 'R. vERsoY. 

